Organic frame material having cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal, method of manufacturing the same, and application thereof

ABSTRACT

An organic frame material having a cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal, a method of manufacturing the same, and applications thereof are provided. The organic frame material having a cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal includes a three-dimensional network structure comprising cobalt ions coordinated with 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis (1,2,4-triazole-1-methyl) benzene ligands and trinuclear molybdate anions. The organic frame material having a cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal has higher catalytic activity towards the bulk ring-opening of p-dioxanone. The resulting poly(p-dioxanone) has a weight average molecular weight exceeding 70,000 and is capable of being applied in the field of high polymer materials.

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CROSS REFERENCE OF RELATED APPLICATION

This application is claiming priority from a Chinese patent applicationnumber 202111411608.X filed on Nov. 25, 2021, the disclosure of whichare incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to the technical field of catalysts. Inparticular, it relates to an organic frame material havingcobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal, a method of manufacturingthe same, and an application thereof.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Poly(p-dioxanone) (PPDO) is an aliphatic polyester ether havingexcellent biocompatibility, bio-absorbability and drug permeability.PPDO has a special ether bond in its molecular chain. The special etherbond contributes to the strength of PPDO molecule and durability.Because it has a high molecular weight, PPDO can be used as surgicalsutures and materials for bone plates and tissue repair. Compared withbiodegradable aliphatic polyesters such as polyglycolic acid, polylacticacid and polycaprolactone, PPDO has better monomer recoverability. Underreduced pressure in a temperature range between 150 and 250° C., thedepolymerization of PPDO occurs, and the p-dioxanone monomer isobtained. In the right conditions, the monomer recovery rate is as highas 99%. The recovered monomer can be used to prepare PPDO. Therefore,PPDO is suitable for producing disposable plastic products.

PPDO is obtained from the ring-opening polymerization of the p-dioxanemonomer (PDO). In order to obtain high molecular weight PPDO, twosynthetic methods can be used: a one-step synthesis method by directring-opening polymerization, or a two-step synthesis method ofprepolymerization and chain extension. Forschener et al. used stannousoctanoate as a catalyst and dodecanol as a cocatalyst to effectring-opening polymerization of PDO. When the ratio of the monomer tocatalyst is 10,000:1, the molecular weight of PPDO is 81,000, but itsconversion rate is only 67%. (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,652,331, 5,717,059, andWO9721753). Jamiokowski et al. first synthesized low-molecular-weightPPDO with stannous octanoate as a catalyst, and then they prepared highmolecular weight PPDO via solid-state polymerization. The resultinghigh-molecular-weight PPDO has an intrinsic viscosity of 2.3-8 dl/g(EP0691359 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,869,597). Raquez et al. used aluminumtri-isopropoxide as a catalyst to induce ring-opening polymerization ofPDO. The highest intrinsic viscosity of the polymerization product wasonly 0.77 dl/g, and the monomer conversion rate was only 70% (RaquezJ.-M., Degée P., Narayan R., Dubois P. Macromolecules 2001, 34,8419-8425). Doddi et al. used diethylzinc, which is rather unstable, tocatalyze the ring-opening polymerization of PDO. The conditions for thispolymerization were strict. After 72 hours of polymerization, themolecular weight of the product was also low (intrinsic viscosity was0.7 dl/g) (U.S. Pat. No. 4,052,988). Kricheldorf et al. effectedring-opening polymerization of PDO by zinc lactate. At 100° C., when theratio of the monomer to catalyst was 2,000:1, the viscosity of thepolymer reached 0.95 dl/g after 14 days of reaction. However, the yieldwas only 62% (Kricheldorf H. R., Damrau D. O. Macrol. Chem. Phys. 1998,199, 1089-1097). Wang Yuzhong et al. used a triethyl aluminum phosphateaqueous salt system, lanthanum isopropoxide and other catalysts forring-opening polymerization of PDO to prepare PPDO (Yang K.-K., GuoY.-H., Wang Y.-Z., Wang X.-L., Zhou Q. Polymer. Bull. 2005, 54, 187-193,and Zhu X.-L., Wu G., Qiu Z.-C., Zhou Y., Gong J., Yang K.-K., WangY.-Z. J. Polymer. Sci. Pol. Chem. 2008, 46, 5214-5222).

Due to the relatively stable structure of PDO, ring-openingpolymerization is much more difficult than that of glycolide, lactideand caprolactone. The catalyst activity reported in patents andscientific literature is not high, and the polymerization time is long,the monomer conversion is low, and the molecular weight of thepolymerization product is low. Therefore, there is a need to study anddevelop stable catalysts which demonstrate high catalytic activity forring-opening polymerization of cyclic ester monomers and can be used inring-opening polymerization of PDO.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This section is for the purpose of summarizing some aspects ofembodiments of the invention and to briefly introduce some furtherembodiments. In this section, as well as in the abstract and the titleof the invention of this application, simplifications or omissions maybe made to avoid obscuring the purpose of the section, the abstract andthe title, and such simplifications or omissions are not intended tolimit the scope of the invention.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentionedproblems to develop organic frame material having cobalt-containingisopoly-molybdic acid metal for catalyzing bulk ring-openingpolymerization of PDO for the manufacturing of PPDO.

Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention provides an organicframe material having a cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metalfor catalyzing bulk ring-opening polymerization of PDO for themanufacturing of PPDO, a method of manufacturing the same, andapplications thereof. The method of manufacturing the organic framematerial having a cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal issimple and industrially feasible. This method has higher yield and goodreproducibility. The organic frame material having a cobalt-containingisopoly-molybdic acid metal can catalyze the bulk ring-openingpolymerization of PDO in the absence of alcohol initiators. Theresulting PPDO has a weight average molecular weight exceeding 70,000and a molecular distribution index smaller than 1.5. This PPDO has greatpotential in medical polymer material.

One aspect of the present invention provides an organic frame materialhaving a cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal including athree-dimensional network structure that comprises cobalt ionscoordinated with 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis (1,2,4-triazole-1-methyl)benzene ligands and trinuclear molybdate anions. The chemical formula ofthe three-dimensional network structure is [Co (tfbtb) (Mo₃O₁₀) (H₂O)].The tfbtb is a 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis (1,2,4-triazole methyl) benzeneligand, and (Mo₃O₁₀) is a trinuclear molybdate anion.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, the three-dimensionalnetwork structure is a triclinic crystal system, the space group is P-1,the molecular formula is C₁₂H₁₀CoF₄Mo₃N₆O₁₁, the molecular weight is827.94, the cell parameters are a=8.0162(5) Å, b=8.9177(8)Å,c=15.5957(10) Å, α=106.519(7)°, β=92.137(5)°, γ=99.520(6)°, and the cellvolume is 1049.94(14)Å³, Z=2.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a method ofmanufacturing the organic frame material having a cobalt-containingisopoly-molybdic acid metal including providing a composition. Thecomposition includes a cobalt salt, sodium molybdate dihydrate,2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis (1,2,4-triazole-1-methyl) benzene and a solvent.Next, the composition is heated to obtain the organic frame materialhaving cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, the amount of thecobalt salt to the amount of the sodium molybdate dihydrate is between1:1 and 1:2, the ratio of the amount of the 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis(1,2,4-triazole-1-methyl) benzene to the amount of the cobalt salt isbetween 1:2 and 1:6, and the ratio of the amount of the2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis (1,2,4-triazole-1-methyl) benzene to the amountof the sodium molybdate dihydrate is between 1:1 and 1:5.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, the cobalt salt isselected from the group consisting of one or more of cobalt chloridehexahydrate, cobalt acetate tetrahydrate, cobalt sulfate heptahydrateand cobalt nitrate hexahydrate.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, the solvent is water,and every 0.1 mmol of 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis (1,2,4-triazole-1-methyl)benzene corresponds to 3 to 10 ml of water.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, the temperature duringthe heating phase ranges between 120 and 160° C. and the duration rangesbetween 12 and 36 hours.

Still another aspect of the present invention provides a method ofcatalyzing a ring-opening polymerization of p-dioxanone (PDO) for thepreparation of poly(p-dioxanone) (PPDO). The method includes effecting abulk ring-opening polymerization on the organic frame material havingcobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal of claim 1 or 2 and PDOunder a reaction temperature to obtain PPDO.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, the molar ratiobetween the organic frame material having cobalt-containingisopoly-molybdic acid metal and the PDO is between 1:2,000 and 1:8,000.

In a further embodiment of the present invention, the weight averagemolecular weight of the PPDO is between 60,000 and 90,000, the molecularweight distribution index of the PPDO is between 1.3 and 1.5, and thepolydioxanone is capable of being incorporated into medical polymermaterials.

The present invention provides the following advantages.

The organic frame material having a cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdicacid metal is heat stable. The synthesis method of the organic framematerial having a cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal issimple and highly reproducible. The organic frame material having acobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal has higher catalyticactivity towards the bulk ring-opening of p-dioxanone, and the resultingpoly(p-dioxanone) has a weight average molecular weight exceeding70,000. The poly(p-dioxanone) can be used in the field of high polymermaterials.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of theembodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used inthe description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Itis obvious that the drawings in the following description are only someembodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for thoseskilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawingswithout inventive exercise, in which:

FIG. 1 shows the coordination environment of cobalt ions in the organicframe material having a cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal ofExample 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional network structure diagram of the organicframe material having a cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal ofExample 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a powder diffraction diagram of the organic frame materialhaving a cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal of Example 1according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a thermogravimetric diagram of the organic frame materialhaving a cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal of Example 1according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the relationship between the conversionrate of the ring-opening polymerization of p-dioxanone and the weightaverage molecular weight and molecular weight distribution index of PPDOprepared by the organic frame material having a cobalt-containingisopoly-molybdic acid metal of Example 1 according to an embodiment ofthe present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages ofthe present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied withfigures are described in detail below.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth inorder to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, butthe present invention may be practiced in other ways than thosespecifically described and will be readily apparent to those of ordinaryskill in the art without departing from the spirit of the presentinvention, and therefore the present invention is not limited to thespecific embodiments disclosed below.

Furthermore, reference herein to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment”means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic describedin connection with the embodiment is included in at least oneimplementation of the invention. The appearances of the phrase “in oneembodiment” in various places in the specification are not necessarilyall referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternativeembodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments.

Example 1

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day to undergoreaction, it is slowly cooled to room temperature at a rate of 5°/hourto obtain purple block crystals in a yield of 58% (48.1 mg, based ontfbtb).

The organic frame material having a cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdicacid metal prepared in Example 1 is characterized as follows.

A Nicolet ESP 460 instrument is used for infrared data determination.Infrared data (KBr, cm¹) are 3448 br, 3159 w, 3129 w, 2971 w, 1736 w,1522 m, 1533 m, 1489 m, 1432 w, 1394 w, 1351 w, 1316 w, 1284 m, 1212 w,1188 w, 1126 m, 1033 m, 1003 w, 988 m, 953 s, 934 s, 903 s, 859 s, 934s, 903 s, 871 m, 859 m, 827 s, 720 s, 676 s, 610 s, 488 m, 447 m.

The crystal structure is determined by Bruker Apex II CCD diffractometerwith graphite monochromated Mo Kα ray (λ, =0.71073 Å) at 293(2)K by ωscanning to collect the diffraction points. The collected data wererestored by a SAINT program and semi empirical absorption correction isperformed by SADABS method. The structure analysis and refinement arecompleted by SHELLXS and SHELLXL of SHELLXTL program respectively. F² ismodified by a full matrix least square method to obtain the coordinatesand anisotropy parameters of all non-hydrogen atoms. All hydrogen atomsare theoretically fixed to the parent atom in the process of structuralrefinement, and the isotropic displacement parameter is slightly largerthan the parent atom displacement parameter (C—H, 1.2 or N—H, 1.2times). Table 1 shows detailed crystal measurement data. FIG. 1 showsthe coordination environment of organic frame material having acobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal. FIG. 2 shows thethree-dimensional network structure of the organic frame material havinga cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal.

TABLE 1 Molecular formula C₁₂H₁₀CoF₄Mo₃N₆O₁₁ Molecular weight 827.94  Crystal size 0.22 mm × 0.18 mm × 0.16 mm Crystallographic systemTriclinic Space group P 1 Cell parameters a = 8.0162(5) Å b = 8.9177(8)Å c = 15.5957(10) Å α = 106.519(7)° β = 92.137(5)° γ = 99.520(6)° Volume1094.9(1) Å³ Number of repeating units in 2    cell Density (calculated)2.619 mg m⁻³ Absorption coefficient 2.634 Absorption correctionSemi-empirical Refinement Least square F² base fit 1.069 Final R factor[I > 2 s(I)] R₁ = 0.0452 R factor (all data) R₁ = 0.0599 Residual error0.751 eÅ⁻³, −0.937 eÅ⁻³

A RIGAKU d/max-2500 instrument is used to characterize the phase purityof the organic frame material having cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdicacid metal, as shown in FIG. 3 . The powder diffraction diagram of theorganic frame material having cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acidmetal shows that it has a reliable phase purity, which ensures itscatalytic activity in the ring-opening copolymerization of p-dioxanone.

The thermal stability of the organic frame material havingcobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal can be characterized bythermogravimetric analyzer (instrument model: NETZSCH/TG 209 F3). FIG. 4shows the thermogravimetric diagram of the organic frame material havingcobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal. The results show that theorganic frame material having cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acidmetal has high thermal stability even up to 300° C.

Example 2

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (149.4 mg, 0.6 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 46% (38.1 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 3

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (49.8 mg, 0.2 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 28% (23.2 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 4

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (20.5 mg, 0.1 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 33% (27.4 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 5

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (102.5 mg, 0.5 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 21% (17.4 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 6

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (74.7 mg, 0.3 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 24% (19.9 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 7

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (164.0 mg, 0.8 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 29% (24.1 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 8

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (10 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 39% (32.3 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 9

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (3 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 23% (19.1 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 10

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 160° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 42% (34.8 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 11

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 120° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 28% (23.3 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 12

Cobalt chloride hexahydrate (95.1 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 31% (25.7 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 13

Cobalt sulfate heptahydrate (112.5 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 38% (31.5 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 14

Cobalt nitrate hexahydrate (116.4 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 40% (33.2 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 15

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 12 hours, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 33% (27.4 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 16

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 140° C. for 36 hours, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 36% (29.8 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 17

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (3 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 160° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 27% (22.4 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 18

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (10 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 120° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 22% (18.3 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 19

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 120° C. for 12 hours, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 21% (17.4 mg, based on tfbtb).

Example 20

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After this composition is heated at 160° C. for 36 hours, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour to obtain purpleblock crystals in a yield of 25% (20.7 mg, based on tfbtb).

Comparative Example 1

Sodium molybdate dihydrate is replaced with another type of molybdate(such as ammonium molybdate or sodium phosphomolybdate, 0.3 mmol)). Theother molybdate, cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (0.4 mmol), tfbtb (31.1 mg,0.1 mmol) and deionized water (6 ml) are added into a 15 mlpolytetrafluoroethylene autoclave, and they are slowly cooled to roomtemperature at a rate of 5° C./hour, after being heated at 140° C. for 1day. The result is amorphous powders, and no crystal samples aresuitable for X-ray single crystal analysis.

Comparative Example 2

Tfbtb is replaced with other nitrogen heterocyclic ligands (such as1,2,4-triazole, 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole, 1-methyl-1,2,4-triazole,1,2,3-triazole or 4,4′-bipyridine, 0.1 mmol). The other nitrogenheterocyclic ligands, cobalt acetate tetrahydrate (99.6 mg, 0.4 mmol),sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionized water (6ml) are added to a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave. After thecomposition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day, it is slowly cooled to roomtemperature at the rate of 5° C./hour. The result is amorphous powders,and no crystal samples are suitable for X-ray single crystal analysis.

Comparative Example 3

Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate is replaced with other metal salts (such ascopper sulfate, zinc nitrate, nickel nitrate, manganese chloride orferric chloride, 0.4 mmol). The other metal salts, tfbtb (31.1 mg, 0.1mmol), sodium molybdate dihydrate (61.5 mg, 0.3 mmol) and deionizedwater (6 ml) are added into a 15 ml polytetrafluoroethylene autoclave.After the composition is heated at 140° C. for 1 day, it is slowlycooled to room temperature at a rate of 5° C./hour. The result isamorphous powders, and no crystal samples are suitable for X-ray singlecrystal analysis.

Example 21

The properties of the organic frame material having cobalt-containingisopoly-molybdic acid metal of Example 1 are characterized in theprocess of catalyzing ring-opening polymerization of p-dioxanone.

2,041 mg p-dioxanone (20 mmol) and 3.31 mg catalyst of the organic framematerial having cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal (0.004mmol) are added to Schlenk reaction tubes. The tubes are heated to 80°C. After 48 hours, poly(p-dioxanone) is obtained.

The relationship between the conversion rate and the molecular weight ofPPDO is determined by ¹H NMR quantitative analysis (instrument model:Bruker AVANCE 400 MHz), as shown in FIG. 5 . The ¹H NMR quantitativeanalysis results show that the conversion rate of p-dioxanone is 100%.

Measurement of the molecular weight of PPDO: 7.0 mg of PPDO is taken anddissolved in 1 ml of tetrahydrofuran solution. The solution is filteredthrough a 0.4 μm pore size polytetrafluoroethylene filter membrane. 20μl of the filtrate is taken and added to an LC-20AD GPC sampler producedby Shimadzu (Japan). The calculated weight average molecular weight isapproximately 76,850, and the molecular weight distribution index isapproximately 1.48.

Test conditions: The column temperature is 40° C. The eluent istetrahydrofuran. The flow rate is 0.6 ml/min. The detector is a RID-10Adetector. Calibration: four different standardized polystyrene havingmolecular weight between ranging between 2,000 and 100,000 are used.

Example 22

2,041 mg p-dioxanone (20 mmol) and 3.31 mg catalyst of the organic framematerial having cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal (0.004mmol) are added to Schlenk reaction tubes. The reaction is carried outat a constant 60° C. for 48 hours. After the polymerization iscompleted, it is cooled to room temperature. The product is dissolved in20 ml of a mixed solvent of phenol and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane. Thecatalyst (organic frame material having cobalt-containingisopoly-molybdic acid metal) is recovered by centrifugation. Then, 120ml of methanol is added to the filtrate to precipitate the polymer. Thepolymer is dried in a vacuum at 45° C. to obtain the white PPDO product.The ¹H NMR quantitative analysis results show that the conversion rateof p-dioxanone is 100%.

The molecular weight measurement method as discussed in Example 21 isused. The calculated weight average molecular weight of the PPDO isapproximately 68,964, and the molecular weight distribution index isapproximately 1.42.

Example 23

2,041 mg p-dioxanone (20 mmol) and 3.31 mg catalyst of the organic framematerial having cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal (0.004mmol) are added to Schlenk reaction tubes. The reaction is carried outat a constant 60° C. for 48 hours. After the polymerization iscompleted, it is cooled to room temperature. The product is dissolved in20 ml of a mixed solvent of phenol and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane. Thecatalyst (organic frame material having cobalt-containingisopoly-molybdic acid metal) is recovered by centrifugation. Then, 120ml methanol is added to the filtrate to precipitate the polymer. Thepolymer is dried in a vacuum at 45° C. to obtain the white PPDO product.The ¹H NMR quantitative analysis results show that the conversion rateof p-dioxanone is 100%.

The molecular weight measurement method as discussed in Example 21 isused. The calculated weight average molecular weight of the PPDO isapproximately 72,467, and the molecular weight distribution index isapproximately 1.44.

Example 24

2,041 mg p-dioxanone (20 mmol) and 3.31 mg catalyst of the organic framematerial having cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal (0.004mmol) are added to Schlenk reaction tubes. The reaction is carried outat a constant 80° C. for 24 hours. After the polymerization iscompleted, it is cooled to room temperature. The product is dissolved in20 ml of a mixed solvent of phenol and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane. Thecatalyst (organic frame material having cobalt-containingisopoly-molybdic acid metal) is recovered by centrifugation. Then, 120ml of methanol is added to the filtrate to precipitate the polymer. Thepolymer is dried in a vacuum at 45° C. to obtain the white PPDO product.The ¹H NMR quantitative analysis results show that the conversion rateof p-dioxanone is 100%.

The molecular weight measurement method as discussed in Example 21 isused. The calculated weight average molecular weight of the PPDO isapproximately 66,793, and the molecular weight distribution index isapproximately 1.38.

Example 25

2,041 mg p-dioxanone (20 mmol) and 3.31 mg catalyst of the organic framematerial having cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal (0.004mmol) are added to Schlenk reaction tubes. The reaction is carried outat a constant 80° C. for 72 hours. After the polymerization iscompleted, it is cooled to room temperature. The product is dissolved in20 ml of a mixed solvent of phenol and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane. Thecatalyst (organic frame material having cobalt-containingisopoly-molybdic acid metal) is recovered by centrifugation. Then, 120ml of methanol is added to the filtrate to precipitate the polymer. Thepolymer is dried in a vacuum at 45° C. to obtain the white PPDO product.The ¹H NMR quantitative analysis results show that the conversion rateof p-dioxanone is 100%.

The molecular weight measurement method as discussed in Example 21 isused. The calculated weight average molecular weight of the PPDO isapproximately 67,324, and the molecular weight distribution index isapproximately 1.37.

Example 26

2,041 mg p-dioxanone (20 mmol) and 1.35 mg catalyst of the organic framematerial having cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal (0.0016mmol) are added to Schlenk reaction tubes. The reaction is carried outat a constant 80° C. for 48 hours. After the polymerization iscompleted, it is cooled to room temperature. The product is dissolved in20 ml of a mixed solvent of phenol and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane. Thecatalyst (organic frame material having cobalt-containingisopoly-molybdic acid metal) is recovered by centrifugation. Then, 120ml of methanol is added to the filtrate to precipitate the polymer. Thepolymer is dried in a vacuum at 45° C. to obtain the white PPDO product.The ¹H NMR quantitative analysis results show that the conversion rateof p-dioxanone is 100%

The molecular weight measurement method as discussed in Example 21 isused. The calculated weight average molecular weight of the PPDO isapproximately 71,354, and the molecular weight distribution index isapproximately 1.45.

Example 27

2,041 mg p-dioxanone (20 mmol) and 5.31 mg catalyst of the organic framematerial having cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal (0.0064mmol) are added to Schlenk reaction tubes. The reaction is carried outat a constant 80° C. for 48 hours. After the polymerization iscompleted, it is cooled to room temperature. The product is dissolved in20 ml of a mixed solvent of phenol and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane. Thecatalyst (organic frame material having cobalt-containingisopoly-molybdic acid metal) is recovered by centrifugation. Then, 120ml of methanol is added to the filtrate to precipitate the polymer. Thepolymer is dried in a vacuum at 45° C. to obtain the white PPDO product.The ¹H NMR quantitative analysis results show that the conversion rateof p-dioxanone is 100%

The molecular weight measurement method as discussed in Example 21 isused. The calculated weight average molecular weight of the PPDO isapproximately 66,889, and the molecular weight distribution index isapproximately 1.37.

Comparative Example 4

2,041 mg p-dioxanone (20 mmol) and 1.0 mg cobalt acetate tetrahydrate(0.004 mmol) are added to Schlenk reaction tubes. The reaction iscarried out at a constant 80° C. for 48 hours. The ¹H NMR quantitativeanalysis results show that the conversion rate of p-dioxanone is 47.2%.

The molecular weight measurement method as discussed in Example 21 isused. The calculated weight average molecular weight of the PPDO isapproximately 13,985, and the molecular weight distribution index isapproximately 1.98.

Comparative Example 5

2,041 mg p-dioxanone (20 mmol) and 1.25 mg tfbtb (0.004 mmol) are addedto Schlenk reaction tubes. The reaction is carried out at a constant 80°C. for 48 hours. The ¹H NMR quantitative analysis results show that theconversion rate of p-dioxanone by tfbtb is very low. The monomerconversion rate is smaller than 5%.

The molecular weight measurement method as discussed in Example 21 isused. The calculated weight average molecular weight of the PPDO issmaller than 1,000, and the molecular weight distribution index isapproximately 1.11.

Comparative Example 6

2,041 mg p-dioxanone (20 mmol) and 0.97 mg sodium molybdate dihydrate(0.004 mmol) are added to Schlenk reaction tubes. The reaction iscarried out at a constant 80° C. for 48 hours. The ¹H NMR quantitativeanalysis results show that p-dioxanone is not converted, and there is noPPDO product detected.

The present invention provides an organic frame material havingcobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal, method of manufacturingthe same, and applications thereof. The present invention relates to thefield of catalysts for poly(p-dioxanone). The chemical formula of theorganic frame material is [Co (tfbtb) (Mo₃O₁₀) (H₂O)]. The tfbtb is a2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis (1,2,4-triazole-1-methyl) benzene ligand, and(Mo₃O₁₀) is a trinuclear molybdate anion. The method of manufacturingthe organic frame material having cobalt-containing isopoly-molybdicacid metal includes heating 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis (1,2,4-triazolemethyl) benzene, a cobalt salt, and sodium molybdate dihydrate indistilled water in a closed container. The synthesis method is simplewith high yield and reproducibility. The organic frame material havingcobalt-containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal can catalyze the bulkring-opening polymerization of p-dioxanone in the absence of alcoholinitiator. The resulting poly(p-dioxanone) has a weight averagemolecular weight exceeding 70,000, and the molecular distribution indexof the poly(p-dioxanone) is smaller than 1.5. The poly(p-dioxanone)obtained by the method discussed in the present invention has greatpotential in the field of medical high polymer materials.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are only forillustrating the technical solutions of the present invention and notfor limiting, and although the present invention has been described indetail with reference to the further embodiments, it should beunderstood by those skilled in the art that modifications or equivalentsubstitutions may be made on the technical solutions of the presentinvention without departing from the spirit and scope of the technicalsolutions of the present invention, which should be covered by theclaims of the present invention.

As used herein, terms “approximately”, “basically”, “substantially”, and“about” are used for describing and explaining a small variation. Whenbeing used in combination with an event or circumstance, the term mayrefer to a case in which the event or circumstance occurs precisely, anda case in which the event or circumstance occurs approximately. As usedherein with respect to a given value or range, the term “about”generally means in the range of ±10%, ±5%, ±1%, or ±0.5% of the givenvalue or range. The range may be indicated herein as from one endpointto another endpoint or between two endpoints. Unless otherwisespecified, all the ranges disclosed in the present disclosure includeendpoints. The term “substantially coplanar” may refer to two surfaceswithin a few micrometers (μm) positioned along the same plane, forexample, within 10 μm, within 5 μm, within 1 μm, or within 0.5 μmlocated along the same plane. When reference is made to “substantially”the same numerical value or characteristic, the term may refer to avalue within ±10%, ±5%, ±1%, or ±0.5% of the average of the values.

What is claimed is:
 1. An organic frame material having a cobaltcontaining isopoly-molybdic acid metal comprising: a three-dimensionalnetwork structure comprising cobalt ions coordinated with2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis (1,2,4-triazole-1-methyl) benzene ligands andtrinuclear molybdate anions, the chemical formula of thethree-dimensional network structure being [Co (tfbtb) (Mo₃O₁₀) (H₂O)],wherein tfbtb is a 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis (1,2,4-triazole-1-methyl)benzene ligand, and (Mo₃O₁₀) is a trinuclear molybdate anion.
 2. Theorganic frame material of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional networkstructure is a triclinic crystal system, the space group is P-1, themolecular formula is C₁₂H₁₀CoF₄Mo₃N₆O₁₁, the molecular weight is 827.94,the cell parameters are a=8.0162(5) Å, b=8.9177(8)Å, c=15.5957(10) Å,α=106.519(7)°, ƒ3=92.137(5)°, γ=99.520(6)°, and the cell volume is1049.94(14)Å³, Z=2.
 3. A method of manufacturing the organic framematerial of claim 1 comprising: providing a composition, the compositioncomprising a cobalt salt, sodium molybdate dihydrate,2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis (1,2,4-triazole-1-methyl) benzene and a solvent;and heating the composition to obtain the organic frame material havingcobalt containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal.
 4. The method of claim 3,wherein the ratio of the amount of the cobalt salt to the amount of thesodium molybdate dihydrate is between 1:1 and 1:2, the ratio of theamount of the 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis (1,2,4-triazole-1-methyl) benzeneto the amount of the cobalt salt is between 1:2 and 1:6, and the ratioof the amount of the 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis (1,2,4-triazole-1-methyl)benzene to the amount of the sodium molybdate dihydrate is between 1:1and 1:5.
 5. The method of claim 3, wherein the cobalt salt is selectedfrom the group consisting of one or more of cobalt chloride hexahydrate,cobalt acetate tetrahydrate, cobalt sulfate heptahydrate and cobaltnitrate hexahydrate.
 6. The method of claim 3, wherein the solvent iswater, and every 0.1 mmol of 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-bis(1,2,4-triazole-1-methyl) benzene corresponds to 3 to 10 ml of water. 7.The method of claim 3, wherein the heating has a heating temperaturerange between 120 and 160° C. and a heating time range between 12 and 36hours.
 8. A method of catalyzing a ring opening polymerization ofp-dioxanone (PDO) for the preparation of poly(p-dioxanone) (PPDO)comprising: effecting a bulk ring opening polymerization on the organicframe material having cobalt containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal ofclaim 1 and PDO under a reaction temperature to obtain PPDO.
 9. Themethod of claim 8, wherein the molar ratio between the organic framematerial having cobalt containing isopoly-molybdic acid metal and thePDO is between 1:2000 and 1:8000.
 10. The method of claim 8, wherein theweight average molecular weight of the PPDO is between 60,000 and90,000, the molecular weight distribution index of the PPDO is between1.3 and 1.5, and the polydioxanone is capable of being incorporated intomedical polymer materials.